May 2007 Top Stories
»» Pluto-Bound New Horizons Provides New Look at Jupiter System
[Tuesday, May 1, 2007] NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided new data on the Jupiter system, stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and magnetosphere.
»» NASA New Horizons Provides New Views of Jupiter
[Wednesday, May 2, 2007] NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided new data on the Jupiter system -- stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and magnetosphere.
»» Best Color Image of Jupiter's Little Red Spot
[Wednesday, May 9, 2007] This amazing color portrait of Jupiter's "Little Red Spot" (LRS) combines high-resolution images from the New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), taken at 03:12 UT on February 27, 2007
»» NASA New Horizons Mission: PI's Perspective: Continuing Our Jovian Journey
[Saturday, May 12, 2007] "This will be a short update, but I didn't want you to think we've folded our tent at Jupiter yet. The image illustration at right is amazing, isn't it? If you haven't been to Jupiter yourself, I think now you can say you almost have been!"
»» NASA New Horizons Image: Io's Tvashtar Volcano Eruption - in Motion
[Tuesday, May 15, 2007] This five-frame sequence captures the giant plume from Io's Tvashtar volcano. This first-ever "movie" of an Io plume clearly shows motion in the cloud of volcanic debris, which extends 330 kilometers (200 miles) above the moon's surface.
